Voting Rights Amendments Sort

Sort the descriptions to the correct voting rights amendment. There are no more than four for each amendment. 15th Amendment (1870) James is a freed slave allowed to vote in the election of 1872. He is excited to make his opinion heard through voting for the first time. Derek is a Black man going to vote in the election this November. He wants to make his opinion matter through voting! Allowed ALL men to vote. Frank is an African-American man who wants to vote in 1870. When he arrives at the polls, he casts his ballot for his chosen candidate. 19rd Amendment (1920) Elizabeth goes to the polls to vote for the first time in the year 1920. She can’t wait to mark her ballot since she’s been fighting for this for years. Marissa goes to the polls to vote in the 2020 election. She is a woman and she is glad she can vote to make her voice heard. Gave ALL women the right to vote. Sienna stands in line at her polling place to vote in the election. She is happy that women were granted the right to vote so she can voice her opinion! 23rd Amendment (1961) Linda is allowed to vote for the President of the United States while living in Washington, D.C. for the first time in 1964. A citizen of Washington, D.C. is excited because the candidate she voted for just won the Presidential election of 2020. Loretta stands in line at her polling place in Washington, D.C. to vote in the Presidential election of 1976. Allowed residents of Washington D.C. the right to vote for president. 24th Amendment (1964) Ken is struggling to pay his bills since he got hurt at work. He is thankful that when he goes to vote this November, he doesn’t have to pay a poll tax. Robert goes to vote in the 2020 election and when he gets to the front of the line, no one asks him to pay a tax. Maria just had to pay a big vet bill and doesn’t have any cash with her. Voting day is almost over. She is thankful there is no tax required to vote! Banned poll taxes, allowing all people the right to vote. 26th Amendment (1971) Larry is 19. He couldn’t vote last year because he had to be 21. This year, a new law has passed that allows him to vote. A 20 year old citizen goes to vote in November of 2020 for his chosen candidate. After he casts his ballot he can’t wait to see the results. Damian just turned 18 years old in May. He can’t wait to cast his vote for the first time in the election this year. Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. Indian Citizenship Act (1924) Guaranteed citizenship and the right to vote to Native Americans Lea was born a member of the Lakota Sioux tribe in South Dakota but had to be naturalized as a citizen in 1908 Voting Rights Act (1965) Provided protections from discrimination for those who wished to vote in any state Banned literacy tests as a requirement to vote or register to vote Melvin was unable to vote because he could not correctly guess how many cotton balls were in a jar